Trump is considering lifting the sanctions on the fund led by Putin's assistant for "secret diplomacy". The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which is headed by the special representative of the Russian President Kirill Dmitriev, may get out of the American sanctions imposed during the Joe Biden administration, which characterized the fund as a source of income for President Vladimir Putin and one of the main tools of the Kremlin's international influence. President Donald Trump's team may take such a step in order to "improve US-Russian relations and help end the war" in Ukraine, the New York Times writes, citing knowledgeable sources. According to my interlocutors now, Moscow wants to remove the restrictions on the RDIF during the negotiations on the fund's participation in the supply of Russian diesel fuel to the United States. The foundation's request is being reviewed by the US authorities in accordance with the established procedure, an administration official told the newspaper. The fund must prove that the circumstances under which the sanction was granted are no longer relevant. RDIF has invested billions of dollars in Russian companies and attracted investors from the Middle East and other regions, with the aim of expanding the global influence of the Russian Federation, notes Now. The fund itself stated that it invested 2.3 trillion rubles in the Russian economy, and its portfolio included more than 100 projects. However, his head's main role, as FBK claimed in its investigation into Dmitriev's real estate abroad, is to carry out tasks from Putin through "secret diplomacy". More details.

Trump is considering lifting the sanctions on the fund led by Putin's assistant for "secret diplomacy". The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which is headed by the special representative of the Russian President Kirill Dmitriev, may get out of the American sanctions imposed during the Joe Biden administration, which characterized the fund as a source of income for President Vladimir Putin and one of the main tools of the Kremlin's international influence. President Donald Trump's team may take such a step in order to "improve US-Russian relations and help end the war" in Ukraine, the New York Times writes, citing knowledgeable sources. According to my interlocutors now, Moscow wants to remove the restrictions on the RDIF during the negotiations on the fund's participation in the supply of Russian diesel fuel to the United States. The foundation's request is being reviewed by the US authorities in accordance with the established procedure, an administration official told the newspaper. The fund must prove that the circumstances under which the sanction was granted are no longer relevant. RDIF has invested billions of dollars in Russian companies and attracted investors from the Middle East and other regions, with the aim of expanding the global influence of the Russian Federation, notes Now. The fund itself stated that it invested 2.3 trillion rubles in the Russian economy, and its portfolio included more than 100 projects. However, his head's main role, as FBK claimed in its investigation into Dmitriev's real estate abroad, is to carry out tasks from Putin through "secret diplomacy". More details.